JOIN USIt’s the season to celebrate and several hotels and restaurants across the City have made elaborate plans in terms of sprucing up their menu. The different hotels in the City have worked around their own theme to showcase their unique way of celebrating Christmas. Metrolife has put together a list of Christmas celebrations in various hotels across the City.
Vivanta by Taj on M G Road celebrates Christmas eve on December 24 at ‘Cafe Mozaic’ with an exquisite buffet with a stuffed roast turkey with cranberry coulis and traditional Christmas buffet. There will be scrumptious delicacies encompassing the buffet spread with unlimited select spirit at Rs 1,800 plus taxes per person on December 25. For details, call 66604444.
Vivanta by Taj in Whitefield will have Christmas eve carolling at ‘Latitude’, complete with the choicest of cocktails. There will be an extravagant Christmas brunch buffet on December 25, priced at Rs 2,500 plus taxes. ‘Terracotta’ will host a Christmas eve four-course with in-house entertainment at Rs 1,800 plus taxes. There will also be an Ansari specials over lunch and dinner on December 25 priced at Rs 1,800 plus taxes. For details, call 66933333.
Vivanta by Taj, Yeshwantpur offers a Christmas eve dinner on December 24 with an extensive four-course meal with wine and cocktails. There will be a ‘Christmas Special Vivanta Brunch’ on December 25 priced at Rs 2,000 plus taxes per person Christmas special sparkling at Rs 2,500 plus taxes per person. There will also be a Mediterranean cuisine lunch and dinner on December 25 at ‘Azure’. For details, call 66900111.
The Gateway Hotel, Residency Road is offering a Christmas eve feast on December 24 at ‘Gad’. It will comprise a selection of salads, soups, seafood, roast beef, turkey, chocolate dipped marshmallows and desserts with unlimited wine and cocktails, priced at Rs 1,700. On Christmas day, there will be a Christmas brunch at ‘Gad’ with maple glazed ham and roasted turkey, steamed dumplings and smoked fish, salads, pastas and plum cakes, pudding and grilled tenderloin medallions with forest mushrooms from 12 noon. For details, call 66604545.
The Leela is all set to spread a sumptuous feast this Christmas season. Executive sous chef Rajarajan Paul has designed a seasonal feast that combines traditional Christmas recipes with sophisticated dishes. There will be an English breakfast with selection of wines, smoothies, waffles with syrup and homemade pastries. The hot buffet station will have vegetarian and non-vegetarian salad selection, sushi bar and soup station slow roasted turkey, whole roast smoked stuffed piglet, pineapple glaze, meat ball, roast pumpkin, pine nut, arugulla, vegetable and prawn tempura, hot dog station, tandoori station with exotic non-vegetarian options, pork sausages, beef burgers, greek fish, grilled Indonesian lamb and chicken satay, in addition to a selection of deli foods and salads. The dessert section has plum pudding, New York cheese cake, pumpkin pie, Christmas cake and a chocolate fountain with marshmallows and fresh cut fruits. For details, 30571315/1520.
South Indies is hosting a Christmas and New year brunch on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1, 2013 for Rs 500 all inclusive. The dishes on the brunch include live stations for dosas, appams and even a banana dosa flambe, in addition to a vast selection of desserts. For details, call 41636363/65.
Alila Bangalore Hotel and Residence offers a range of palatable tarts, homemade bread and cookies, health bars, cupcakes, candies and gateaux. For details, call 7760961715.
The Mangrove in Kalyan Nagar, HRBR Layout serves American and Mexican fare and has a special menu for this Christmas season which is on till January 6, 2012 at Mangrove, 5C-829, 9th Main, 1st Block HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar. The Christmas fare crafted by the executive chef Tina Jadav will include American Christmas specials like peach whiskey BBQ chicken, chicken with mustard crème sauce, grilled chicken with roasted red pepper, stuffed turkey and sticky ribs. All this with complimentary wine. For details, call 9886028118.
Ista Hotel wishes to ring in the Christmas season with some great food coupled with the choicest of wine. Christmas eve will have a four-course menu starting from Rs 999 plus taxes for non-alcoholic and Rs 1,299 plus taxes for alcoholic beverages. The Christmas spread will have roast turkey, plum cake, mulled wine, puddings with brunch options starting from Rs 1,250 plus taxes for non-alcoholic and Rs 1,749 plus taxes for alcoholic beverages. For details, call on 25558888.